Use the Phone app to dial phone numbers directly, or from contacts or recent calls.
Make a call:
- Touch Phone
to see your recent calls, favorites, and frequently-called contacts. Select a contact or number to call it.
- To dial a number, touch
, enter a number, then touch
to call it.
- To enter the international dialing code (+), touch and hold 0 until + appears in the phone number field.
Answer a call:
- Touch
and drag to
.
- If you receive a call while you are on a current call, touch
and drag to
to answer the new call, then touch Hold current call + Answer or End current call + Answer.
- If you put the first call on hold, touch Swap
to switch between calls.
Note: When you hold the smartphone to your ear, the display goes dark to prevent accidental touches. When you move the smartphone away from your ear, the display lights up again. During a call, your screen might stay dark if the sensor is covered. We do not recommend using covers or screen protectors that cover this sensor.
Recent calls
- To view recent calls, touch Recents at the top of the screen.
- To call a number, touch
next to the entry.
- To send a text message, create a contact, view a contact, or other options, touch an entry and choose the appropriate option.
- To clear the Recent Calls list, touch Menu
> Remove from call log.
Favorites
- To set your most-used contacts as favorites, touch
> Contacts, select a contact and touch
.
- To see your favorites, touch
> Contacts >
.
- To call a number, touch
next to the entry.
Hold, Mute, Swap and Conference calls (3-way calling)
During a call you can put a call on hold, start or answer another call, switch between calls, or join them in a 3-way call:
Put call on hold
While a call is active, touch Hold to place the call on hold without disconnecting it.
Mute a call
While a call is active, touch Mute to mute your voice microphone while still listening to the call.
Outgoing call while on a call
- To dial a second call, touch
Add call, enter a number then touch
.
- The first call goes on hold when you touch
. To switch between calls after the second call answers, touch Swap
. To join the calls, touch Join
.
Incoming call while on a call
- To answer a second call, touch
and drag to
, then touch Hold current call + Answer.
- Once you answer the second call, the first call goes on hold. To switch between calls, touch Swap
. To join the calls, touch Join
.
Tips & Notes:
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Click here for details on Speed Dialing.
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To find your phone number, touch Apps
> Settings > About phone > Status > My Phone number.
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To silence an incoming call alert, press Power or the Volume keys.
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Caller ID by Google identifies inbound and outbound numbers, even for callers not saved as contacts in the People app.Whenever you get a call from a phone number not in your contacts, your phone will look for matches from businesses with a local listing on Google Maps.
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